by Xu Jing King and Wood Mallesons’ IP group

On April 21, 2020, Beijing Higher People’s Court released the Guidelines on Determination of Damages and Statutory Damages in Disputes over Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition (the “Guidelines”). It provides detailed guidelines on methods of damages calculation, punitive damages, recovery of attorney fees, evidence rules on defendant’s failure of producing evidence, and statutory damages. While the Guidelines have binding force among all the courts in Beijing, but it mirrors many existing practices across the country and is actually a secondary authority for all People’s courts. This note serves as an overview of those provisions related to trademark and passing off in the Guidelines followed by our comments and recommendations. Continue Reading Guidelines on Damages Calculation in IP Disputes

作者：徐静 金杜律师事务所知识产权部

2020年4月21日，北京市高级人民法院发布《北京市高级人民法院关于侵害知识产权及不正当竞争案件确定损害赔偿的指导意见及法定赔偿的裁判标准》（以下简称“《指导意见》”）。《指导意见》对损害赔偿计算的方式、惩罚性赔偿、律师费、举证妨碍以及法定赔偿等问题提供了较为详细的指引。尽管《指导意见》仅在北京高级人民法院辖区的各级法院适用，但是其与各地法院诸多既存的实践相一致，可以作为各地法院实践的参考。本文旨在对《指导意见》与商标及仿冒类不正当竞争案件的相关条款进行简单介绍，并提供我们的建议。 Continue Reading 北京市高级人民法院发布知识产权案件损害赔偿计算指导意见

Triumph Controls UK Limited & others v Primus International Holding Company & others [2019]

Written by Barri Mendelsohn

This case covers the typical arguments which arise in SPA disputes in circumstances where a target does not perform as well as expected.  In March 2019, the UK’s High Court handed down its judgment on, amongst others, three key areas which corporate lawyers, buyers and sellers should be mindful of, being: Continue Reading Share purchase agreements: Lessons for Seller

Triumph Controls UK Limited等诉 Primus International Holding Company等 [2019]

作者：Barri Mendelsohn

本案涵盖在目标公司业绩未达预期的情况下，有关股份购买协议纠纷的典型争议。2019年3月，英国高等法院就公司律师、买方和卖方应当注意的三个关键方面做出判决，其中包括： Continue Reading 股份购买协议：对卖方的启示

Yu Leimin, Wang Rong, Zhang Yushi

On May 9, 2020 the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (the “CBIRC”) published the Interim Measures on the Administration of the Online Lending of Commercial Banks (Consultation Paper) (the “Consultation Paper”) on its website, soliciting comments from the public officially.  As the Interim Measures on the Administration of the Online Lending of Commercial Banks is an important regulation to be promulgated, which, among others, is indicated in the legislative plan of the CBIRC in 2020, the release of the Consultation Paper would accelerate the promulgation and implementation thereof. Continue Reading Consultation Paper Issued to Regulate the Commercial Banks’ Online Lending Business

作者：虞磊珉、汪镕、张玙诗 金杜律师事务所

2020年5月9日，中国银行保险监督管理委员会（“银保监会”）在其官方网站发布了《商业银行互联网贷款管理暂行办法（征求意见稿）》（“征求意见稿”），正式向社会公众征求意见。作为银保监会2020年规章立法工作计划中的一项重要规章文件，征求意见稿的公布，意味着《商业银行互联网贷款管理暂行办法》将加速落地实施。 Continue Reading 商业银行互联网贷款业务规则征求意见

作者：Barri Mendelsohn Jenny Willcock、Cassandra Ditzel、Daniel Jones 金杜律师事务所

Dickinson 诉 NAL Realisations (Staffordshire) Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 2146

2019年12月，英国上诉法院应要求审议“Duomatic原则”（来源于1969年的Duomatic Ltd一案, Re [1969] 2 Ch. 365）的适用性，公司决策问题一度成为关注的焦点。该原则为某些情况下的非正式股东批准提供了依据。根据这一原则，即使未遵循公司章程规定的正确程序，但只要获得了所有股东的一致批准，那么财产的转让也是有效的。因此，倘若已经召开了股东大会，那么所有股东的批准将成为一项具有约束力的决议。 Continue Reading 若寻求非正式股东批准，不要忘记受托方机构

Article written by Barri Mendelsohn, Jenny Wilcock, Cassandra Ditzel and Daniel Jones

Dickinson v NAL Realisations (Staffordshire) Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 2146

Company decision-making was under the spotlight in December 2019, when the UK’s Court of Appeal was asked to consider the “Duomatic principle” (taken from the 1969 case Duomatic Ltd, Re [1969] 2 Ch. 365) which gave credence to informal shareholder approvals in certain circumstances. Based on the principle, a transfer of property can be valid even if the correct procedures under a company’s articles of association have not been followed, provided that all shareholders provide their unanimous approval, so that, if a general meeting had been convened, approval by all shareholders would have been binding as a resolution. Continue Reading Don’t forget about the trustee body seeking to rely on informal shareholder approvals